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DS-P1-I No. 12

Kosmos 11K63 launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on June 30, 1972, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

June 30, 1972 · 09:19 UTCLaunch 1972-048Launch no. 1,353 in the log
RocketKosmos 11K63
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC133/3
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
June 30, 1972, 09:19
Launch designation
1972-048
Mission
DS-P1-I No. 12
Flight name
Kosmos-497
Vehicle flight ID
29524-153

Orbit and payload

Initial perigee
270 km
Initial apogee
787 km
Inclination
71.0°
Payload mass to orbit
0.200 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-4971972-048ANORAD 6076Proto-Vozdhusnoy OboronyCalibration200 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Nov 7, 1973

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.